Guide · Avery 5162

Avery 5162 Template: Big, Readable Address Labels

Q: Is Avery 5162 the same as Avery 8162?

The layout is the same: 14 labels per sheet, each 11/3 inches by 4 inches, so a PDF made for one lines up on the other. The sheets are not interchangeable. 5162 is label stock made for laser printers and 8162 for inkjet printers. Match the label stock to your printer, and use whichever template says 5162 or 8162.

The 5162 is a third taller and half again wider than the standard 5160, 14 to a sheet. This page has the exact layout, a worked example of when the extra height helps, the print settings that keep labels lined up, and a tool that makes the PDF for you. No download, no sign-up.

Exact 5162 dimensions

A 5162 sheet is US Letter (8½″ × 11″) with 14 labels in a 2 × 7 grid. Each label is 4″ wide and 1⅓″ tall.

Measurement	Value
Sheet size	8½″ × 11″ (US Letter)
Label size	4″ wide × 1⅓″ tall (1.333″)
Labels per sheet	14 (2 across, 7 down)
Top and bottom margin	⅚″ (0.833″)
Left and right margin	5/32″ (0.15625″)
Gap between columns	3/16″
Gap between rows	none; labels touch
Column pitch (label plus gap)	4 3/16″

Check: 2 × 5/32″ + 2 × 4″ + 3/16″ = 8½″ across, and 2 × ⅚″ + 7 × 1⅓″ = 11″ down. The top margin is often printed as 0.83″; the exact value is five sixths of an inch. Our PDF generator uses the rounded 0.83″ and 1.333″, which puts the whole grid within a hundredth of an inch of the exact geometry, well inside a printer's feed tolerance, and it was verified against Avery's own 5162 template grid.

Avery 5162 sheet layout, 8½″ × 11″, 2 columns × 7 rows. Not to scale. Rows touch with no gap; the columns are separated by a 3/16″ gap. The table above lists every dimension.

Make your 5162 sheet here

Paste your addresses below, name first, then the address lines, with a blank line between recipients. You get a print-ready 5162 PDF with the layout locked to the sheet and the type sized for the taller label. No sign-up, and we don't keep your addresses.

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Works with Avery 5162, 8162, and compatible sheets. Need a different size or the full tool? Open the free label maker.

When the extra height helps: a six-line address

The 5162's extra third of an inch buys either more lines or larger type. Here is a fictional six-line address (a family name, the people in it, a care-of line, street, city, and country) on a 5160 and a 5162, each at the type size our generator uses for that label:

A fictional six-line address at each label's default type size. Label proportions are exact; not to scale on screen. Sizes and spacing are the ones our generator uses (it scales type by the square root of the label height, so the 5162 gets about 15% larger type).

On the 5160 the six lines fit, but only at 9 pt with the block filling 94% of the label. On the 5162 the same lines print about 15% larger and still leave a fifth of the height empty. Fewer lines on a 5162 leave room for even bigger type.

How many lines fit

The count depends on type size and line spacing, so treat these as a guide. With line spacing at 1.32 × the font size, measured cap-height to descender with no vertical padding:

Type size	5160 (1″ tall)	5162 (1⅓″ tall)
9 pt	6 lines	8 lines
10 pt	5 lines	7 lines
11 pt	5 lines	6 lines
12 pt	4 lines	6 lines
14 pt	4 lines	5 lines

Looser spacing or a top and bottom margin inside the label reduces each count by about one. Our widget accepts up to six lines per address on any format. For a long line rather than many lines, see the 5161, which is the same 4″ width at the standard 1″ height.

How to print so the labels line up

Set the paper size to US Letter. The sheet is 8½″ × 11″. On A4 or another size the printer repositions or scales the page.
Set the scale to 100% ("Actual size"). Turn off "Fit to page" and "Shrink to printable area". The PDF already matches the sheet exactly.
Print page one on plain paper and hold it against a label sheet in front of a window or lamp. If every line sits inside its label outline, load the label sheets. If not, use the table below.
Load label sheets the way the tray marking shows, snug the paper guides against the sheet, and don't send a label sheet through the printer twice.

If the plain-paper test doesn't line up

The pattern of the error is a clue to where to look, not a guaranteed diagnosis. Check the matching items first, then re-test on plain paper.

What you see	What to check
Every label shifted by roughly the same amount	Page alignment, margins, and paper positioning
Error grows farther down or across the sheet	Scaling, paper size, template dimensions, or feed variation
First column aligns but later columns don't	Selected label format, horizontal spacing, and scaling
Alignment varies between print runs	Paper guides, loading, and printer feed consistency

If the test still fails with the settings right, measure the printed test page against the dimensions table above (a hand-built layout can be off by a fraction of an inch), confirm the box says 5162, 8162, or "compatible with 5162", and check the printer's own margin or offset adjustment if the driver has one. The 5160 guide walks through the same checks in more detail.

5162 vs 8162: same layout, different sheets

Avery 5162 and 8162 share the same grid and dimensions, so a PDF or template made for one lines up on the other. The sheets are not interchangeable. 5162 is made for laser printers and 8162 for inkjet printers. Laser stock is built to take the heat of a fuser without the adhesive softening; inkjet stock has a coating that absorbs liquid ink so it doesn't smear. Match the label stock to your printer, and use whichever template says 5162 or 8162. Store brands marked "compatible with 5162" or "8162" follow the same rule.

Common questions

Is Avery 5162 the same as Avery 8162?

The layout is the same: 14 labels per sheet, each 1⅓ inches by 4 inches, so a PDF made for one lines up on the other. The sheets are not interchangeable. 5162 is label stock made for laser printers and 8162 for inkjet printers. Match the label stock to your printer, and use whichever template says 5162 or 8162.

How many address lines fit on a 5162 label?

It depends on the type size and line spacing. With line spacing at 1.32 times the font size and no vertical padding, a 1⅓ inch label fits about 8 lines at 9 pt, 7 at 10 pt, 6 at 11 or 12 pt, and 5 at 14 pt. Our generator sets 5162 type at about 10.4 pt (name 11 pt bold) and accepts up to six lines, which uses about 82% of the height. The same six lines on a 5160 need 9 pt type and use 94% of the height.

Is the 5162 an address label or a shipping label?

Avery sells the 5162 as an address label and lists shipping among its uses. At 4 by 1⅓ inches it is the size to pick when you want larger type or more lines than a 5160 holds comfortably. For parcels, the taller 5163 (4 by 2 inches) leaves room for a return address or a barcode.